Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
2024-11-02 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-01 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Studio Theatre – Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
WCSU Dept. of Theatre Arts presents Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika, November 1 – 10

Oktoberfest Jazz
2024-10-26 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, VPAC, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06810, United States
Oktoberfest Jazz!

WCSU’s outstanding large jazz ensembles take center stage in this presentation of big band classics. Featuring the Vocal Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Will Gorman, the Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jamie Begian and the Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Jimmy Greene.

**Tickets at the Faculty and Staff rate are available at the VPAC box office located in the VPAC lobby – a valid WCSU ID is required at the time of purchase**
NOTE: Advance ticket purchases made online are $10; Tickets purchased at the door are $15.

No refunds are permitted; all sales are final.

Gallery Opening - Meticulous: Methodical Approaches to Making Art
2024-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
Join us for the opening reception of the exhibition “Meticulous: Methodical Approaches to Making Art” on Thur, Oct 24, at 6:00 pm.

METICULOUS:
Methodical Approaches to Making Art
Darlene Charneco
Kathy Greenwood
Michiyo Ihara
Nathan Meltz
Aliyah Salmon
Christopher Werner
On view Oct 24–Dec 8, 2024
Opening Reception: Thurs, Oct 24, 2024
6:00–8:00 pm

THE GALLERY at the Visual & Performing Arts Center
Western Connecticut State University
Westside Campus, 43 Lake Ave Extension, Danbury, CT 06811
Gallery Hours: Tues–Fri, 12–4, Sat–Sun, 1–4

The term “meticulous” implies order and attention to detail; this exhibition presents a group of artists working in various media who employ specific systematic procedures, processes, and techniques to create their work. The use of particular parameters can be dictated by the chosen medium, but the methodology is not always by design and may even feel compulsory or necessary. The works in this exhibit explore this aspect of creativity.
The Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center is dedicated to presenting professional, contemporary art exhibitions and cultural programming. By providing outstanding visual art experiences, we seek to inspire our audiences to embrace new ideas and perspectives and appreciate art in all its forms.

Visiting Artist Lecture - Cheryl Mukherji, Interdisciplinary Artist
2024-10-23 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
WCSU MFA Visiting Artist Lecture with Cheryl Mukherji, Interdisciplinary Artist

Visiting Artist Lecture with
CHERYL MUKHERJI –INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 11:00 am

Visual & Performing Arts Center
WCSU, Westside Campus, room 144
Free & Open to the Public
Limited Seating Available

Cheryl Mukherji is an Indian visual artist and writer based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2020, she received her MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from ICP-Bard College, New York, where she was also a recipient of the Director’s Fellowship.
In her work, Cheryl explores the idea of origin and inheritance, which is embedded in the figure of her mother and her presence in the family photo album. She incorporates photography, text, video, and printmaking in her works, some expanding to installations.
Cheryl is the 2024 Workspace Artist-in-Residence at Penumbra Foundation, NYC. In 2023, she received the highest award for the 97th Annual at the Print Center, Philadelphia. In 2022, she was a finalist in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian. Previously held residencies include Stoneleaf Retreat in 2023, Center for Photography at Woodstock in 2022, and Baxter Street at Camera Club of New York in 2021.

Cheryl’s work was exhibited last year at The Gallery at WCSU, where she was also a panel member for an artists’ talk. Her work has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions in the U.S. at the Museum of the City of New York, Brooklyn Museum, Printed Matter, The Print Center, International Center of Photography, Museum of Moving Image, National Portrait Gallery, and Minnesota Museum of American Art. Her work has also been shown in the United Kingdom at Huxley-Parlour Gallery and Format Photo Festival. Cheryl’s works are in collections at the Harvard Art Museums and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
@cherylmukherji

Legally Blonde The Musical
2024-10-20 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-19 20:00 - 22:30, 2024-10-19 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-18 20:00 - 22:30, 2024-10-13 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-12 20:00 - 22:30, 2024-10-12 14:00 - 16:30, 2024-10-11 20:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | MainStage Theatre – Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
WCSU Dept. of Theatre Arts presents Legally Blonde The Musical, October 11 – 20

Sip & Sketch
2024-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
SIP & SKETCH Friday, Oct 18, 2024, 7:00–9:00pm. Draw from a live model. Hosted by the Department of Art.

SIP & SKETCH
Friday, Oct 18, 2024, 7:00–9:00pm
Enjoy a creative and entertaining evening combining drawing from a live model with music, wine, and light refreshments. Guided by an experienced artist, this event is open to participants of all levels and backgrounds, from the seasoned to the beginner, to participate in a shared art experience in a fun and relaxed studio environment.
This event will be located in the Drawing Studio, room 241 of the Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave Extension Danbury, CT 06810. Basic drawing materials are provided and you are welcome to bring your own. Ages 21-plus, please.
For more information, contact the WCSU Department of Art at (203) 837-8403.
This program is hosted by WCSU’s Department of Art and sponsored by the Alumni Association

FALL NEW YORK CITY BUS TRIP TO THE MET
2024-10-17 09:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
Fall NYC Bus Trip to the MET Museum, sponsored by the Department of Art

Fall New York City Bus Trip To the MET Museum
Thursday, Oct 17, 2024
$15 round trip
Depart from VPAC:North Arts Entrance at 9:00 am sharp
Return to WCSU:From the MET at 5:00 pm sharp

Open to WCSU Art Students as well as all SVPA students, alumni, faculty, and staff (& guests). Seating is limited. Ticket sales end when the bus is full! No Refunds unless the trip is canceled.
All ART classes on Thurs, Oct 17th are canceled. (Arrangements may need to be made with instructors of other non-art classes.) For more information about the tickets or the bus, you may contact the Visual Arts Assistant, Lori Robeau at 203-837-8403 or the Box office at 203-837-8732.

ADMISSION TO THE MET
Connecticut students “PAY WHAT YOU WISH.” The Met suggests the following general admission ticket prices: $30 for adults, $22 for seniors, and $17 for students, but you may pay what you wish. Just show your WCSU Student ID along with another form of ID upon entrance. You can also purchase tickets prior to the trip on their website.
For more information about the MET go to: https://www.metmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit#tickets

Visiting Artist Lecture - Jon Sideriadis, Illustrator
2024-10-09 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
WCSU MFA Visiting Artist Lecture with Jon Sideriadis, Illustrator

Visiting Artist Lecture with
JON SIDERIADIS, ILLUSTRATOR
Wed, Oct 9, 2024, 11:00 am

Visual & Performing Arts Center
WCSU, Westside Campus, room 144
Free & Open to the Public
Limited Seating Available

Jon Sideriadis is an award-winning illustrator, author, and educator; a creator of fantasy art and world-building. From 2018 through 2023, he was Coordinator and Professor of the Illustration Program at the University of New Haven. Previously, he taught at several universities and colleges, including UCONN and Hartford Art School. He has also taught world-building and art history in Rhodes, Greece, and has lectured and held workshops throughout the East Coast. Currently, he is an adjunct professor at Tunxis Community College, allowing for more time in his studio.

Jon’s work has been published in film, television, video games, novels, comics, album art, board games, and trading cards. As an in-house and freelance illustrator, Jon has worked with many clients, including Hasbro, Dwarven Forge, Goodman Games, and Hit Point Press. He has also worked in Hollywood as a creature-effects artist and sculptor on feature films including Godzilla and Underworld Evolution. His artwork has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the country, and he is a frequent guest of honor at illustration conventions.
Jon is the author and illustrator of an original mythology series called Astromythos, and he is currently completing the second book in the series. He has also written and illustrated a fifth-edition D&D adventure book, published by Hit Point Press, called Lair of the Spider Lord. Jon received his BFA in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design, and his MFA in Illustration from Hartford Art School.
@jonsideriadis

Sip & Sketch
2024-09-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
SIP & SKETCH Friday, Sept 27, 2024, 7:00–9:00 pm. Join us for a fun night of sipping and still-life sketching!

SIP & SKETCH
Friday, Sept 27, 2024, 7:00–9:00 pm
Join us for a creative and enjoyable evening where you can draw from a still-life while enjoying music, wine, and light refreshments. This event, instructed by MFA alumna and experienced artist, Janet Warner, is open to participants of all levels and backgrounds, from beginners to seasoned artists. It’s a shared art experience in a fun and relaxed studio environment.
The event will be held in the Drawing Studio, room 241 of the Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Ave Extension Danbury, CT 06810. Basic drawing materials will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. This event is for ages 21 and above.
For more information, please contact the WCSU Department of Art at (203) 837-8403.
This program is hosted by WCSU’s Department of Art and sponsored by the Alumni Association.

DCA presents Cecile Licad, piano
2024-09-22 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, VPAC, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06810, United States
Get ready for an unforgettable performance as the Danbury Concert Association brings you Cecile Licad, piano

Danbury Concert Association presents :
Cecile Licad, piano
Internationally renowned Cecile Licad returns to open the 2024/25 series of the Danbury Concert Association, with a program featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, Scott Joplin, Liszt, and Ravel. Her impeccable technique, breathtaking range, and masterful interpretation show why she’s known as “the pianist’s pianist” (The New Yorker).

Tickets at $25 are available at the VPAC box office located in the lobby. Free admission for those 18 and under, courtesy of the Danbury Cultural Commission.

Visiting Artist Lecture - Maria De Los Angeles, Interdisciplinary Artist
2024-09-18 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
WCSU MFA Visiting Artist Lecture with Maria De Los Angeles, Interdisciplinary Artist

Visiting Artist Lecture with
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES –INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
Wed, Sept 18, 2024, 11:00 am

Visual & Performing Arts Center
WCSU, Westside Campus, room 144
Free & Open to the Public
Limited Seating Available

Maria De Los Angeles is a Mexican-born, American artist. She addresses ideas of migration, belonging, and identity through drawing, painting, printmaking, and wearable sculptures. She holds an MFA from Yale and a BFA from Pratt. In 2015, she was awarded the Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize by the Yale School of Art. In 2023, she received the William Aguilar Cultural Award from the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education for her artwork and role within her communities. Currently, she is Critic and Acting Director of Graduate Studies for Painting and Printmaking at Yale.
Maria has been an artist in residence at Sun Valley Museum of Art, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, MASS MOCA, El Museo del Barrio, LA County Museum of Art, Monira Foundation, and Schneider Museum of Art. Recent solo exhibitions include the Schneider Museum of Art, the Museum of Sonoma County, and Goggleworks. Recent group exhibitions include Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, LACMA, San Diego Mesa College, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, where her work was featured in “We the People: The Radical Notions of Democracy”.
Maria has created public murals in California for Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital, Santa Rosa Junior College, Glen Ellen, and Luther Burbank Center for the Arts. Her works are in the permanent collections of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Museum of Sonoma County, San Diego Mesa College, and Smith College, among others. @delosangelesart

Art Opening- Lisa Elmaleh: Tierra Prometida/Jessica Wolff: The New Mestiza
2024-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | The Gallery at the Visual & Performing Arts Center, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06811, United States
Join us for the opening reception of the exhibition “Lisa Elmaleh: Tierra Prometida /
Jessica Wolff: The New Mestiza” Thur, 9/12, 6:00 pm.

Lisa Elmaleh: Tierra PrometidaJessica Wolff: The New Mestiza
Two Photographers Depict Stories of Migration and Immigration in the U.S. Today
On view Sept 12–Oct 13, 2024
Opening Reception: Thurs, Sept 12, 2024
6:00–8:00 pm

THE GALLERY at the Visual & Performing Arts Center
Western Connecticut State University
Westside Campus, 43 Lake Ave Extension, Danbury, CT 06811
Gallery Hours: Tues–Fri, 12–4, Sat–Sun, 1–4

Lisa Elmaleh is a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Her photographic series, Tierra Prometida, captures the multifaceted aspects of migration at the border between the United States and Mexico. Created with a 1930s-era large format camera, her work encompasses the people, landscape, migratory routes, and humanitarian efforts there. While conveying both empathy and urgency, the series challenges the myth of the American Dream from the perspective of the borderland environs, the individuals seeking asylum in the United States, and the volunteers and groups involved in providing essential assistance to migrants.
Jessica Wolff’s photographs delve into the experience of being Mexican-American and navigating the dynamics of two cultures that often clash or contradict each other. Embracing the term “mestizos” (of mixed race), Jessica acknowledges her and her subjects’ Indigenous and Spanish ancestry. Using symbols and icons from both Mexican and American history, she creates a fusion that represents a new culture, new myths, new icons, and new images, where there is no longer a strict division between Mexican and American identities, but rather the emergence of a new mestiza culture.
THE GALLERY at the Visual & Performing Arts Center is dedicated to presenting professional, contemporary art exhibitions and cultural programming. By providing outstanding visual art experiences, we seek to inspire our audiences to embrace new ideas and perspectives and appreciate art in all its forms.

CenterStage Presents: The New Works Festival!
2024-09-07 16:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06810, United States
CenterStage, WCSU Student Organization, presents The New Works Festival!, celebrating the future of theatre arts.

The New Works Festival!
Celebrating the future of theatre arts
Presented by CenterStage, a WCSU Student Organization
4:00 – 5:30 PM – Staged Reading of Lost Gravity, a new play written by Rowan Cunningham, Directed by August Kittleson
6:30 – 8:00 PM – Workshop & Conference
“HAIR, COSTUMES AND MAKEUP IN SHOWBIZ: ADDRESSING IT.”
JANELLE ROBINSON, FROM THE ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST OF MARY POPPINS AND BROADWAY REVIVAL OF OKLAHOMA
“DANCE: PAST, PRESENT, & FUTUREHOW WE EDUCATE IS HOW WE CAN BEGIN TO MAKE CHANGE”
JENIFER TUREY, FORMER RADIO CITY ROCKETTE AND BROADWAY NATIONAL TOUR OF 42ND STREET & WILL RODGERS FOLLIES.
“THEATRE ARTS LEADERS: REPRESENTATION, CREATIVITY, THE FUTURE” MODERATED BY WCSU FACULTY, DR. DONALD P. GAGNON. PH.D FEAT. ALL 2024-25 WCSU THEATRE ARTS STUDENT ORGIZATION PRESIDENTS.
HANDS-ON WORKSHOP & SNACK SESSION
CREATE & TAKE HOME YOUR OWN “EVERYTHING” JAR THROUGH A GUIDED WORKSHOP

DANSEREYE - THE FIFTH TEMPERAMENT
2024-08-10 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | MainStage Theatre – Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06810, United States
Purchase tickets here for Dansereye’s production of THE FIFTH TEMPERAMENT, performance on August 10th.

Dansereye is a non-profit, professional summer ballet company of extraordinary creatives committed to producing outstanding works of art. Described by the New York Times as “Sheer fun and deliciously silly,” Dansereye’s Summer Performance Season, The Fifth Temperament, features:
The Seven Deadly Songs (2023)
Back by popular demand and performed by the original cast, we are pleased to present the return of the genre-bending audience favorite of the 2023 Season.
Music by Junior Brown, Emerson Lake and Palmer, The Weepies, The Buggles, DJ Chipman and Yummy Yummy, Claudio Monteverdi and Wendy Carlos, Nickleback, Christina Aguilera, and Everlast
Second Salt (World Premiere)
A modern parable about what really happened at Sodom and Gomorrah. Hint: It wasn’t about the sex!
Dansereye has commisoned original music by renowned film composer Craig Safan.
La Bici (or, The Bike) (World Premiere)
A new comedy, Dansereye will put their athletic and imaginative spin on the world of professional cycling, set to beloved Italian classics.
Music by Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Felix Mendelssohn and Friedrich von Flotow
Click here for performance flyer with more details.
For tickets to the August 9th performance, click here.
All sales are final, no refunds are permitted.

DANSEREYE - THE FIFTH TEMPERAMENT
2024-08-09 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | MainStage Theatre – Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, 06810, United States
Purchase tickets here for Dansereye’s production of THE FIFTH TEMPERAMENT, performance on August 9th.

Dansereye is a non-profit, professional summer ballet company of extraordinary creatives committed to producing outstanding works of art. Described by the New York Times as “Sheer fun and deliciously silly,” Dansereye’s Summer Performance Season, The Fifth Temperament, features:
The Seven Deadly Songs (2023)
Back by popular demand and performed by the original cast, we are pleased to present the return of the genre-bending audience favorite of the 2023 Season.
Music by Junior Brown, Emerson Lake and Palmer, The Weepies, The Buggles, DJ Chipman and Yummy Yummy, Claudio Monteverdi and Wendy Carlos, Nickleback, Christina Aguilera, and Everlast
Second Salt (World Premiere)
A modern parable about what really happened at Sodom and Gomorrah. Hint: It wasn’t about the sex!
Dansereye has commisoned original music by renowned film composer Craig Safan.
La Bici (or, The Bike) (World Premiere)
A new comedy, Dansereye will put their athletic and imaginative spin on the world of professional cycling, set to beloved Italian classics.
Music by Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Felix Mendelssohn and Friedrich von Flotow
Click here for performance flyer with more details.
For tickets to the August 10th performance, click here.
All sales are final, no refunds are permitted.

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